jwrobinson
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| Who services older equipment? An addition to my original post: I live in Tallahassee, Fl.The tuner (Marantz model 112) works good. I recently replaced the panel backlighting using four fuse type lamps. There are four indicator lamps for various switches. Two do not work, and I... | |
| Audio Refinement with Magnepan MMG I'm not quite sure from your description whether the Audio Refinement amp is SS or tube, since I am not familiar with it. However, I do own MMGs and drive them with a pair of Quicksilver kt88 tube amps rated at 60 watts per channel. They drive the... | |
| Better magazine, Stereophile or Absolute Sound I've read and subscribed to both at one time or another for more than 30 yrs(as well as most other hi-fi mags). I don't get much enjoyment from AS anymore, but Stereophile is stillfairly entertaining and much easier to read. However, I don't buy i... | |
| Cable Length for Center Channel? At audio frequencies, length (within reason) shouldn't matter. Now, the RCL network of a cable could have some small effect, but I doubt it will be audible. So just wire it up and don't worry about it.Jim | |
| 5 most overrated movies ever...... It's difficult to list the most overrated movies, but here are a few I did not like:Fight ClubThe MexicanThe Blairwitch......TrafficPlatoonA few of my favorites:SevenThe Thin Red LineThe Usual SuspectsManhunterPitch BlackI watch movies to be enter... | |
| What would you do? I'm not sure there is a problem! My experience is as a buyeronly. First, I pay by MO all the time, so nothing wrong with requiring a MO. Secondly, nobody is ging to ship beforereceiving payment. And finally, cod does cost extra. So make sure the s... | |
| Cd players with volume control. Beware that some, if not most, of the volume controls work in the digital domain. I believe this means that for every 6 db of attenuation you are losing 1 bit in resolution. Also, remember that each time you power on the cd player it will be set t... | |
| What turntable for 1000 I can heartily recommend a VPI MK 17 JR. You can get this TT with a Rega or Audioquest arm and a good cartridge for $1000 or less, new. My own experience with this TT is very positive. I've had one for 10 yrs with not one problem. It even has the ... | |
| Dust Covers If you're talking about removing swirls and such, I can't help you. But I've been cleaning my VPI dust cover for tenyears and it looks as good today as when I bought it.What do I use? Glass Plus and paper towels! | |
| Lower gain in left channel. I would suggest narrowing the problem to a particular piece of hardware. Maybe you've already done so, but I would swap the cables between preamp and power amp, and swap speaker cables or speakers whichever is easiest. I had a similar problem with... | |
| Wall panels to control brightness Take a look at Sonex. They are 2 x 4 foot sections. They do a wonderful job. You can order a set of 6. Don't remember the price, but it is reasonable. Stick with the charcoal.You can get them through Audio Advisor.Jim | |
| Why SACD,DVD-A are already DEAD I hate to admit it, but SACD and probably DVD-A are not going to make it. That's a shame, really. I have a DVD-A player with an Outlaw outboard base management box and it works great in multi-channel mode. I would not bother with 2-channel DVD-A. ... | |
| Running 4 ohm speaks on bridged amp...ok? It's true, bridging does not change the speaker's impedancebut since each channel of a bridged amp drives half the wave form, it sees half the speaker's impedance. Most manufacturers of 4 ohm (or less) speakers advise against bridging. However, so... | |
| Recommended DVD-A Discs? I've found the quality on most disks varies from song to song, but here goes:Eagles Hotel California is very good, but I think the dts dvd of Hell Freezes Over is better.Aaron Neville Devotion is very good. Morning Has Brokenis one of the very bes... | |
| Consumer SACD/DVD-A worth it? I went the DVD-A route about a year ago, anticipating it would be the next big thing. It hasn't quite worked out that way, but I'm still very enthusiastic about the multi-channel capabilities. I won't get into 24/96 since I doubt the resolving pow... |